In developing our collection of reference sources, we sought to meet the wide variety of user needs. Our collection includes general reference materials, young readers reference materials, and specialized reference materials. Reference source materials were identified from three sources: multicultural journals, such as Multicultural Review; organizations that promote Spanish language resources, such as REFORMA; and finally a librarian who serves Cuban American patrons.
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY REFERENCE:
IM Reference (in Spanish) 5-6PM on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday email Reference (in Spanish) basic follow up reply within a 24 hours, questions answered usually within 48 hours.
Belknap, Maria. The Restaurant & Bar English/Spanish Spanish/English Dictionary. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley 2006. Print.
Bremon, Ana. Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary. New York: DK Publishing, 2005. Print.
Carbonell Basset, Delfin. A Dictionary or Proverbs, Sayings, Maxims, Adages, English and Spanish.Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series. 1998. Print.
Congdon, Kristin G. and Kara Kelley Hallmark. Artists From Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Estebanez Calderon, Demetrio. Breve diccionario de terminus literarios (Brief Dictionary of Literary Terms). Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 2006.
Estebanez Calderon, Demetrio. Diccionario de terminus literarios (Dictionary of Literary Terms). Alianza Editorial, 2006. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley's English-Spanish/ Spanish-English Chemistry Dictionary. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience. 1998. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley's English-Spanish/ Spanish-English Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 1997. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley's English-Spanish/ Spanish-English Electrical and Computer Engineering Dictionary. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience. 2000. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. English-Spanish, Spanish-English Legal Dictionary. New York: Kluwer Law International. 2008. Print.
Mahler, Michael. Dictionary of Spanish Slang and Colloquial Expressions. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational, 2008. Print.
McElroy, Onyria Herrera. Spanish-English/ English-Spanish Medical Dictionary. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.
Savaiano, Eugene and others. Modismos ingleses para hispanos (English Idioms for Spanish Speakers). Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational, 2008. 418pp.
Shipp, Steve. Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era: A Biographical Dictionary of Over 12,700 Persons. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2003.
Spanish-English Pocket Dictionary/Diccionario de bolsillo espanol-ingles. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7641-4005-1
Encyclopedias
Chabrán, Richard and Rafael Chabrán, Rafael. (Eds) The Latino Encyclopedia. New York : Marshall Cavendish, 1996.
Congdon, Kristin G. and Kara Kelley Hallmark. Artists From Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002. Encyclopedia of Cuba : people, history, culture. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003. 2 v.
Leonard, Thomas M. Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States relations. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2004.
Levinson, David, and Melvin Ember. American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1997. Print. (Vol 1: A-J, Vol 2: K-Z, Index)
Meier, Matt S. Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 1997.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2008.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Thernstrom, Stephan. Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1980. Print.
Turner, Jane, ed. Encyclopedia of Latin American & Caribbean Art. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 2000.
Shipp, Steve. Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era: A Biographical Dictionary of Over 12,700 Persons. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2003.
Stoner, Lynn K. Cuban and Cuban-American Women: An Annotated Bibliography. Wilmington, DE: SR Books 2000.
Vecoli, Rudolph J, Judy Galens, Anna J. Sheets, and Robyn V. Young. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1995. Print.
Also: 2nd ed.: 1999, print; e-book editions available
Handbooks
Alire, Camila & Orlando Archebeque. (1998) Serving Latino communities: A how to do it manual for librarians. New York: Neil Schuman Publishers.
Guerena, S. ed. (2000). Latino librarianship: A handbook for professionals (2nd edition). Jefferson, NC: MacFarland.
Hayden, Carla D. (Ed.) Venture into Cultures: A Resource Book of Multicultural Materials and Programs. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992.
Henken, Ted. Cuba: A Global Studies Handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2008. Print.
Perez, Louis A. A Guide to Cuban Collections in the United States (Reference Guides to Archival and Manuscript Sources in World History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Schon, Isabel. Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults: 2004-2008. Landham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2009. Print.
Almanacs
Kanellos, Nicolás. The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993. Print.
Thesaurus
Spanish Thesaurus for Children: Libro de Sinonimos y Antonimos. 2nd Edition 2004. Hauppauge, NY: Barrons.
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Important Reference Sources
In developing our collection of reference sources, we sought to meet the wide variety of user needs. Our collection includes general reference materials, young readers reference materials, and specialized reference materials. Reference source materials were identified from three sources: multicultural journals, such as Multicultural Review; organizations that promote Spanish language resources, such as REFORMA; and finally a librarian who serves Cuban American patrons.
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY REFERENCE:
IM Reference (in Spanish) 5-6PM on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
email Reference (in Spanish) basic follow up reply within a 24 hours, questions answered usually within 48 hours.
ELECTRONIC REFERENCE SOURCES:
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Centerhttp://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/literature/
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol Via Britannica
REFERENCE BOOKS:
Dictionaries
Belknap, Maria. The Restaurant & Bar English/Spanish Spanish/English Dictionary. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley 2006. Print.Bremon, Ana. Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary. New York: DK Publishing, 2005. Print.
Carbonell Basset, Delfin. A Dictionary or Proverbs, Sayings, Maxims, Adages, English and Spanish. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series. 1998. Print.
Congdon, Kristin G. and Kara Kelley Hallmark. Artists From Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Corbeil, Jean-Claude. The Firefly Junior Visual Spanish/English Visual Dictionary. Firefly Books. 2009. Print
Corbeil, Jean-Claude. The Firefly Mini Spanish/English Visual Dictionary. Firefly Books. 2009. Print
Corbeil, Jean-Claude. The Firefly Spanish/English Visual Dictionary. Firefly Books. 2006. Print
Editors of Larousse. Larousse Student Dictionary Spanish-English/ English-Spanish. Paris: Larousse Bilingual. 2003. Print.
Estebanez Calderon, Demetrio. Breve diccionario de terminus literarios (Brief Dictionary of Literary Terms). Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 2006.
Estebanez Calderon, Demetrio. Diccionario de terminus literarios (Dictionary of Literary Terms). Alianza Editorial, 2006. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley's English-Spanish/ Spanish-English Chemistry Dictionary. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience. 1998. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley's English-Spanish/ Spanish-English Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 1997. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. Wiley's English-Spanish/ Spanish-English Electrical and Computer Engineering Dictionary. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience. 2000. Print.
Kaplan, Steven M. English-Spanish, Spanish-English Legal Dictionary. New York: Kluwer Law International. 2008. Print.
Mahler, Michael. Dictionary of Spanish Slang and Colloquial Expressions. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational, 2008. Print.
McElroy, Onyria Herrera. Spanish-English/ English-Spanish Medical Dictionary. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.
Savaiano, Eugene and others. Modismos ingleses para hispanos (English Idioms for Spanish Speakers). Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational, 2008. 418pp.
Shipp, Steve. Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era: A Biographical Dictionary of Over 12,700 Persons. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2003.
Spanish-English Pocket Dictionary/Diccionario de bolsillo espanol-ingles. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7641-4005-1
Encyclopedias
Chabrán, Richard and Rafael Chabrán, Rafael. (Eds) The Latino Encyclopedia. New York : Marshall Cavendish, 1996.
Congdon, Kristin G. and Kara Kelley Hallmark. Artists From Latin American Cultures: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.Encyclopedia of Cuba : people, history, culture. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
2 v.
Leonard, Thomas M. Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States relations. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2004.
Levinson, David, and Melvin Ember. American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1997. Print. (Vol 1: A-J, Vol 2: K-Z, Index)
Meier, Matt S. Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 1997.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2008.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Thernstrom, Stephan. Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University, 1980. Print.
Turner, Jane, ed. Encyclopedia of Latin American & Caribbean Art. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 2000.
Shipp, Steve. Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era: A Biographical Dictionary of Over 12,700 Persons. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2003.
Stoner, Lynn K. Cuban and Cuban-American Women: An Annotated Bibliography. Wilmington, DE: SR Books 2000.
Vecoli, Rudolph J, Judy Galens, Anna J. Sheets, and Robyn V. Young. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1995. Print.
Also: 2nd ed.: 1999, print; e-book editions available
Handbooks
Alire, Camila & Orlando Archebeque. (1998) Serving Latino communities: A how to do it manual for librarians. New York: Neil Schuman Publishers.Guerena, S. ed. (2000). Latino librarianship: A handbook for professionals (2nd edition). Jefferson, NC: MacFarland.
Hayden, Carla D. (Ed.) Venture into Cultures: A Resource Book of Multicultural Materials and Programs. Chicago: American Library Association, 1992.
Henken, Ted. Cuba: A Global Studies Handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2008. Print.
Perez, Louis A. A Guide to Cuban Collections in the United States (Reference Guides to Archival and Manuscript Sources in World History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Schon, Isabel. Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults: 2004-2008. Landham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2009. Print.
Almanacs
Kanellos, Nicolás. The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States. Detroit: Gale Research, 1993. Print.Thesaurus
Spanish Thesaurus for Children: Libro de Sinonimos y Antonimos. 2nd Edition 2004. Hauppauge, NY: Barrons.=====================
“This personal Web page (wiki or blog) is not an official University of Rhode Island Web page. The University of Rhode Island provides personal Web pages for faculty, staff, and students as a forum for self-expression. The University does not review personal Web pages and accepts no responsibility for the contents of these pages. The views and opinions expressed on both the Web pages themselves and/or of material accessed via links to other pages are those of the page authors only and are not in any way an official publication of the University.”